Baby-jumper.



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APPLIUTION FILED SEPT. 30, 1912. 1,963,956, Patented June 10, 1913.

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C. E. CARMY.

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LS, Patented June 10,1913

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CARRIE E. OAKLEY, OF WINCHESTEB., KANSAS.

BABYJUMPER.

Specicntion of Letters Patent.

Patented J u ne 10, l 9i 3.

Application filed September 30, 1912. Serial No. 723,1.73.

To all'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known t at I, Canam El' CARLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at 'Vi/inchester, in the county of Jeder-son and State ot Kansas, have invented a new 'useful Baby-Jumper, of which the follow ing is a specification.

The device constituting the subject mat- I-te'i"` of this application 1s a baby jumper, and one lobject of the invention is to pro vide a baby jumper which may readily be disposed in small compass, when not in use. Another object ot' the invention is to pro vide a baby jumper in which the seat may .be adjusted readily, vertically, with respect to the support, so as to permit the head of the occupant to clear the support.

Another object of the invention is to pro-- vide a device 'of the type above mentioned, having pivotally mounted arms, adapted to uphold the seat, a locking means being provided for hplding the arms at an angle to vthe support,- when the structure is in use.

notherobject of the invention to provide a baby jumper havinga toy support which may be swung into and' out of position when the jumper is folded.

The invention aims, further, to improve .-generallyand to enhance the utility et de vices of that type to which the present invention appertams.

'With 'the foregoing and other objects in view jivhich will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the coni- 4binaton and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise enibodiment ot invention herein disclosed can be made Within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of the complete jumper; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the support, accessory pars being sectioned or removed; Fig. 3 is a perspective showing the support and attached parts in folded relation; and l? ig. 4 is a rear elevation of the seat.

in carrying out 'the invention there provided a support 1, preferably taking the form of bar which may be fashioned from rwood. Upon both sides of its transverse center, the support l is equipped with openi receiving thimblcs 3. A primary suspension chain et is 'passed through the thimbles' 3, the intermediate portion 5 of and fthe primary suspension chain lying along the lower face of the support 1. The ternir `nal links of the primary suspension chain ,4 are detachably engaged in a split ring t, :resembling in construction, a well known `-orm of a key ring. The lowerveye T o'f a lnetractile spring S is engaged with the `split ring 6, -retractile spring may be and the upper 9 of the assembled with an overhead support. (Not shown).

rl`he invention further includes rear arms l0 and 'front arms ll, superposed upon each other, the arms 'l0 and ll being united by pivot elements l2, passing through wear plates 1Q, counter sunk into the upper face of the support il, adjacent the ends ot' the support, the Wear plates 1Q serving to prevent `an injury to the supporti, through the pivotal movement 'of the arms 1l and '19.

Secondary suspension chains ll are looped through openings which are formed in: the arms l1 and 10, adjacent the ends of the arms. The terminal links o'j the secondary suspensifui chains lit are removably engaged with the split rings l5, linked into snaps lo. Snaps 1G are detachably engaged in eyes 17 formed in a belly band 18, one end of the vbelly band 18 carrying buckles 15), adapted to receive flexible tongues 20 attached to the other end of the belly band. Connected with the belly baud 19 is a perineal strap 2l having holes Q9. adapted to be engaged with buttons Q3 which are attached to the ends of the belly band 1S, there being two sets of buttons '253, to permit a shortening of the perinealstrap. The belly band 18 and the perineal strap 2l constitute the seat portion of the structure.

lnsyrled into the front and rear edges of the .support` l are staples 24 or the like, constituting pivotal mountings for latches `llaeh latch 25 comprises a body portion Qtjyprovided with a knuckle 27 which is engaged innnediately in the staple M. Bet-wem its ends, the body 2G is provided with an opstanding extension 28 from which projects'-an arm 29, the arm being located at right angles to the body' 26. The arm 2t) is equipped at its free end with a dependin resilient finger 30.

Iounted inv the support 1, intermediate its ends, is a pivot element' 31,- supporting a forwardly projecting bracket 356, prefern ably taking the form of a bar, the bracket 32 bearing against the lower face of the spring 8 is assembled with an overhead sup.

port (not shown) the effective length of the primary suspension chain 4 may be altered by engaging the links of the primary suspension chain successively with the split ring 6 which is engaged in the eye 7 of the spring 8. The arms 10 and 11 are swung into alinement, the arms 10 and 11 at the respective ends of the support 1 extending substantially at right angles to the support. The latches 25 are swung upon their pivotal mountings 27-25 until the? body portions 26 of the latches lie 4against the forward face of the support 1. Under such/"circume stances, the arms 29 of the latches will lie along the upper face of the support 1 and the arms 10 and 11 will be disposed between the arms 29 of the latches and the upper edges of the body portions 2tbf the latches. The extending resilient fingers 30 which are formed at the ends of the varms 29 will overy hang the edges of the arms 10 and 11 and serve to hold the arms at right angles to the support l.

Secondary suspension chains 14: may be shortened by engaging the links thereof successively with the split rings 15, thus to alter the ldistance between `the belly band 18 and/the support l, to the end that the bead/of the. occupant may clear the support 1,and that the feet of the occupant may ,be positioned at the desired distance from the floor.

The occupant-straddles the perineal strap 21 and the belly band is united around the body of the occupant, by means of the ele' vments 19 and. 20. The belly band 18 and the perineal strap 21 are preferably fashioned from canvas, and owin` the snaps 16, the belly band'and'thenperineal strap may readily be removed, topermit a washing of the same. The.. bracket 32 serves to support there; 25 in front of the occupant of the jumper.

When i/tyfisflesired to store the jumper in small/compass, the latches 25 may be disengaged from the arms 10 and 11, the Varms fing swung into a-linement with to the presence ofV the support l. Owing to the pivotal mount ing 3l of the bracket 32, the bracket 82v also maybe with the support. The chains 1li anda may be wrapped around the support l, and when the device is thus positioned, the same will form a compact package not more than a foot long and two inches in diameter. The jumper, therefore, may be carried about readily in a .hand bag. It will be understood readily that through the opening- 33' in the bracket 32 may be threaded a cordsor the like (not shown) the cord being manlpulable to impart a swinging movement to the jumper. y Having thus described the inyention, what i's claimed is y 1. ln a device of the class described, bar; oppositely extended, individually inevable arms vdisposed in pairs'adjacentthe ends of the bar and having- 'their inner ends pivoted tothe bar; latch mechanisms engaging the arms to. hold the arms of each pair'in alined relation and in outstanding relation with respect to the bar; the free ends of all ofthe arms being movable toward a4 com mon point to house al1 portions of the arms within the periphery of the bar; and a seat connected with the arms.

swung into alinement j. Cn

2. In a device iof the class described, a i

support; arms `pivoted to the suport; latches pivoted to the support, each atcb including a bod;VT adapted to liealong one edge of the support, an extension projectAm ing from the body, an arm projecting `-from the extension and ldisposed at an'angle to the body, and a resilient finger projecting from the arm; each pivotally mounted arm being adapted to register betweeenl the arm of the latch and the body of the latch and to abut againstthe extension; the finger being` adapted to overhang one edge of the pivotally mounted arm; a seat; and connections between the seat and the pivotally mounted arms.

In testimony that I vclaim the foregoing as my own, ll have hereto aiixecl my signa--k ture in the presence of two witnesses.

y l calante n. cannnr. Witnesses: I

W. C. BYINGTON, Mrs. C. BriNe'roN..

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